G20 Innovation League (Sorrento, 9-10 October 2021)
Rome, 6th October 2021. Leverage international investments and foster collaboration between public and private players in innovation: these the main objectives of G20 Innovation League that will be held in Sorrento 9th-10th October. A Special Event hosted by the G20 Italian Presidency, that will bring together and put the most promising startups in contact […]
Read moreSereni: intermediate cities are essential for sustainable and inclusive development
Opening the second edition of the World Forum on Intermediate Cities, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said “intermediate cities play a crucial role in development, although they are not yet receiving the attention they deserve. But if we want a post-pandemic recovery based on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development, cities are our front line, particularly small […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Ciatti murder; Rassoul Bissoultanov extradited to Italy
The Foreign Ministry expresses its great satisfaction for the decision of the German Judicial Authorities to hand over to the Italian Authorities the Russian citizen of Chechen origin, Rassoul Bissoultanov, considered to be the perpetrator of the brutal murder of the young Italian Niccolò Ciatti in Spain, on 13 August 2017. The extradition granted by […]
Read moreDella Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Luigi Di Maio’s mission to Paris to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on a mission to Paris on 5 and 6 October to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), which is held this year on the 60th anniversary of its foundation. The title chosen for the meeting, “Building […]
Read moreForeign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has received at the Foreign Ministry the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. The talks have focused on the main dossiers relating to the enlarged Mediterranean region. With regard to Libya, Minister Di Maio has reaffirmed Italy’s commitment […]
Read moreMinisterial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) – Chair press statement
This afternoon the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) took place – in a videoconference format – at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Conference was the conclusive step of the Italian rotating Chairmanship of the Forum, which was supported by the United States of America […]
Read moreExpo 2020: Della Vedova in Dubai for the inauguration of the Italy Pavilion
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Dubai to open the Italy Pavilion at Expo2020, together with the Commissioner General Paolo Glisenti and the Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Nicola Lener. Along with the Pavilion’s institutional partners, the ceremony will be attended by the senior management of […]
Read moreAfghanistan; Sereni chairs the Coordination Panel
Yesterday Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second meeting of the Coordination Panel on Afghanistan with representatives of civil society organisations, local authorities, and the other administrations involved. At the centre of the discussion was an examination of the humanitarian situation and the identification of priorities with a view to programming the allocation of resources. In […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano chaired the 1st session of the Italian-South Korean Strategic Meetings on Industry, Energy and Trade
The first session of the Strategic Meetings on Industry, Energy and Trade with South Korea was held this morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the Italian side, the meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and, on the Korean side, by the South Korean Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, […]
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